Wild shaping roster, cuts 17 players

Defensemen Jordan Hendry and Kris Fredheim were released from their tryout agreements, while six other players were placed on waivers. Nine other players were reassigned to the Wild's AHL affiliate Houston Aeros.

Defensemen Jordan Hendry and Kris Fredheim were released from their tryout agreements, while six other players were placed on waivers. Nine other players were reassigned to the Wild's AHL affiliate Houston Aeros.

The Minnesota Wild’s season came to an end on Saturday but four of its defensemen were reassigned to the Houston Aeros of the AHL. Marco Scandella, Nate Prosser, Chey Genoway and Kris Fredheim are eligible to play the rest of the season, and playoffs if the Aeros reach the postseason.

The Vikings trimmed their roster from 75 to 53 players Friday night, and the biggest name to hit the waiver wire was veteran quarterback Sage Rosenfels. The team decided to keep Matt Asiata as the third string running back and waive Jordan Todman and Lex Hilliard. Click this post for the rest of the cuts.

Friday is the opening day of Minnesota Wild training camp. The first thing players will do is go through fitness testing, physicals, and take a photo. The team also expanded their training camp roster by 18 as prospects arrived from a tournament in Michigan.

The Minnesota Wild have released their preliminary training camp roster. Players will report to camp on Friday and start scrimmaging this weekend. Both Saturday's and Sunday's scrimmage will be open to the public from 10-11 a.m.